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Regardless of what the calendar says, for me fall starts on the first day it's really cool in the morning - less than 65 degrees.  The fact that it...

Back in April and early May I was madly mordenting yarn for our spring Natural Dyes workshop.  Falling and breaking my leg kind of got in the way o...

I want to introduce you to a wonderful book and the story behind it.  The book is Rug Money:  How a Group of Maya Women Changed Their Lives Through...

I have taken a stab at weaving rugs several times.  Peggy and I ran across some wonderful thick yarn at the Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival years...

Sometimes you just need a new loom.  I have two floor looms that I love.  The Gilmore is an old friend, bought after she gave years of service to v...

If you are intending to order a wonderful new Schacht loom or spinning wheel and want it to arrive in time for Christmas, please check out the list...

OK.  Full disclosure here.  This is not my first weaving mistake.  I think that probably happened in the first 5 minutes of learning to weave when ...

Muck boots are my friend.  I love my muck boots.  The ones I love the most are made by the Muck Boot Company.  I love my Muck Boots. I was wearing...

I don't know if this is true for everyone, but I know I have default values for most of the things I do repeatedly.  My default speed for driving b...

As I said last week, all my equipment needs to be productive or it will be banished.  There are weavers and spinners out there who would love any o...

I think of myself as a fast eater.  That's not anything to be proud of.  I'm sure if I could begin to feel full early in a meal rather than well af...

I have loved weaving on my big triangle loom.  I think the total count is something over 30 shawls that I've produced over the years.  Some were wo...